It's a growing trend in New Jersey and across the country: high school graduates taking a "gap year" to do all sorts of things before they start college.
The school year is wrapping up in districts throughout the state, and a good number of New Jersey teenagers will be taking on employment during the summer months.
The teenage years can be difficult ones, especially for children dealing with anxiety, depression and peer pressure, but a new tool may soon be available to help teens navigate through these challenges.
It's no surprise Noa Epstein worries about the safety of her husband, a reservist in the Israeli army called to duty as war smolders in the Gaza Strip. But, still carrying memories of a transformative summer camp experience nearly two decades ago, she knows there is another side to the conflict…
Nearly 75 percent of kids aged 12 to 15 are going beyond the recommended limit of two hours per day for computer and TV usage, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
American teens are smoking less, drinking less and fighting less. But they're texting behind the wheel and spending a lot of time on video games and computers, according to the government's latest study of worrisome behavior.